Doomsday: Gain experience by hunting

That night, after dinner and a medicinal bath, Tang Wen rested for an hour and a half before opening his eyes.

He took a moment to feel his condition and found that his energy had recovered by more than half.

He dressed and returned to the cultivation chamber.

"Young Master, are you going to cultivate again?"

Worry was etched on Liang Yu's charming oval face.

Tang Wen didn't turn around. "Yes, the Azure Stone Slab is very effective for me. I'll use it as much as possible while it's in my hands."

Liang Yu opened her mouth as if to say something but then remained silent.

Tang Wen was giving her, and Shui Yun and the others behind her, a heads-up.

If you ever find my mental strength to be incredibly powerful.

Don't be surprised, don't be suspicious.

Just attribute it to the effect of the [Azure Stone Slab].

What, others have used it too, but didn't get this effect?

Well, of course, that's because they're too weak!

Within the gang.

The difference in treatment between extraordinary experts and genius martial masters is significant.

Tang Wen, already extraordinary, was increasingly dismissive of resources for martial masters.

If he announced now that he was extraordinary.

He would probably be locked up and rigorously interrogated.

Being one step ahead makes you a genius.

Being ten steps ahead makes you a madman, a spy, or someone with ulterior motives hiding their strength!

One can't be too radical.

But keeping it a secret all the time is not in one's own interest.

The best approach is to practice martial arts like crazy.

Establish a genius persona.

Find opportunities to reveal your strength little by little.

Of course, this "little by little" is from Tang Wen's perspective.

In the eyes of others, his martial arts cultivation progress would still be despairingly fast.

Only in this way could he obtain the Blackwater Gang's vigorous cultivation!

He constantly refined his plan in his mind.

Upon reaching the seventh-grade extraordinary realm.

He needed to cultivate his abilities and mental strength to a certain degree before he could break through to the sixth grade.

Generally speaking, mental strength developed to the point of easily levitating ten-thousand-斤 boulders.

Is considered the peak of extraordinary.

At this point, one can try to break through to the sixth grade.

But the success rate is not high.

If one could cultivate any [Mental Meditation Technique] to mastery.

Then the chance of breaking through to the sixth grade would greatly increase.

The mental meditation technique Tang Wen obtained from the Bai family was more advanced than ordinary ones.

If he cultivated it to mastery, then he only needed to improve his darkness ability, and he would be a solid sixth grade.

Hmm, so:

When the Mental Meditation Technique reaches mastery, I can announce that I have awakened the [Dark] ability.

Pretend to be a naturally awakened person and trick them out of resources.

Once I become a sixth grade, I'll say I've become extraordinary and trick them again.

Having made up his mind, Tang Wen performed the Eight Vajra Exercises to move his muscles and bones and awaken his body's vitality.

Then, he curled up on the clean, fragrant cushion, holding the [Azure Stone Slab] to temper his mental strength.

Twelve ancient hieroglyphs were arranged in "threes" in his mind.

The first nine were dark, heavy, and profound.

The last three runes were gray, thin, and small, looking very "unhealthy".

The mind was connected to the mental lake.

Bubbles expanded, and the twelve runes held steady.

Then,

The first nine dark hieroglyphs flickered slightly.

The last three flickered wildly.

The first nine were like picky diners, only tasting a little of each dish on a large table.

The last three were like a starving man who had finally encountered an opportunity to gorge himself, unleashing his strength to eat!

The speed of that gorging was comparable to a large aunt pouring vegetables into a plastic bag.

Half an hour passed.

Tang Wen woke up.

[Spirit: 16.98]

Compared to the previous time, the growth in mental value had slowed down.

It should be because this time, the number of hieroglyphs strengthened was small.

He got up and went to the door of the practice room.

In the mirror, his eyes glowed, like Sun Wukong just jumping out of the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

He couldn't go out in this state.

Resisting the hunger, Tang Wen turned and returned to the practice room, taking out the hidden [Instant Step] visualization stone slab.

Visualization martial arts are a big consumer of mental strength.

The [Azure Stone Slab] increases mental strength.

The [Instant Step] visualization method rapidly consumes mental strength.

Perfect closed loop!

Immersing his mind, Tang Wen comprehended the visualization method again and again.

Instant Step, as the name suggests.

When used, the effect is like teleportation in a game.

However, in actual application, the distance of movement is very short.

Footwork, body technique, ability, and mental strength, combined together, can instantly move the body and successfully perform the Instant Step.

The visualization method was like a constantly looping video, playing over and over again.

Tang Wen went from overflowing mental strength to seeing his mental strength almost exhausted.

The mental strength in his mind rose and fell like the tide, with great ups and downs.

But he still had no clue.

[Instant Step] is indeed one of the most difficult secret arts of the Dark Department.

In Li Zi's words, [Instant Step] is the most difficult to learn, without exception.

She could still glean some understanding from [Ghostly Shadows].

Only [Instant Step] was she almost ready to give up on.

After two days of learning.

Tang Wen found that his feelings were similar to hers.

There was no other way but to watch it over and over again.

The difference was that the saying "Reading a book a hundred times reveals its meaning" applied to the experience panel and to Tang Wen.

This was the first time Tang Wen was completely unsure of learning a certain unique skill.

But his subconscious told him: just let go and work hard, gain experience, and leave the matter of entering and mastering to the [Experience Panel].

There was no day or night in the room.

Whenever he was exhausted, he would sleep for an hour or two.

After waking up, he would hold the stone slab and temper the [Mental Meditation Technique].

Practicing is addictive.

Five days passed in a flash.

On the sixth day, it was time for breakfast, but Tang Wen didn't come out.

Liang Yu came down and saw him meditating.

She didn't disturb him, and Tang Wen didn't get his breakfast.

It was the same at noon.

It wasn't until the evening that she couldn't help but call Tang Wen out for dinner.

"Eat?" Tang Wen slowly turned his head.

Liang Yu was startled, seeing that his eyes were blood red.

"Young Master, you can't practice anymore, you need to rest immediately! No, eat first, and rest immediately after eating."

She spoke incoherently.

Tang Wen turned his head away: "There's only one day left to use the [Azure Stone Slab], just one more day, it'll be fine."

As he spoke, his stomach rumbled.

"I'm really hungry. Did the chefs learn the rou jia mo I taught them? Bring twenty over."

"But, Young Master"

"Go quickly!" Tang Wen interrupted.

Practicing and seizing resources, you can't do it without risking your life.

After eating the rou jia mo, he lay down on the spot and dozed off for a while.

The maid came down to clean up, but couldn't wake him up either.

After cleaning up, Liang Yu and the maid were about to leave.

Suddenly, she saw Tang Wen open his eyes again, pick up the [Azure Stone Slab], and continue cultivating.

Liang Yu was stunned, feeling both distressed and admiring.

The Young Master has such talent, yet he still works so hard!

Liang Yu, ah Liang Yu, you must take good care of the Young Master.

Thinking of this, it was unclear which emotion took precedence.

She left the stone building to find the Hall Master.

"What brings you here?" Shui Yun was taking a medicinal bath.

In the bathroom, the mist was hazy, and the beauty inadvertently raised her hand and foot, her skin glistening like jade.

Liang Yu lowered her head and recounted Tang Wen's frantic cultivation, seizing every second to use the [Azure Stone Slab].

Before she finished speaking.

The temperature in the steaming bathroom dropped.

"What's the use of you if you can't even take care of someone?" Shui Yun's tone was as cold as the sudden drop in temperature.

Liang Yu knelt to apologize.

"Forget it, it's good that you knew to report it. How about this, leave the [Azure Stone Slab] for Junior Brother for another seven days."

"This? Won't it be too difficult for you?"

The [Azure Stone Slab] is, after all, an item of the gang.

It's not Shui Yun's private property.

According to the plan, the [Azure Stone Slab] was to be handed over to the eldest young master next.

Now, to leave it for another seven days.

The eldest young master would probably be furious.

He's not a broad-minded person.

Liang Yu regretted coming.

Not only did she make things difficult for the Third Miss, but she also made an enemy for the Young Master.